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The Flexity Outlook is the newest version of streetcars operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. It is built by Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The Flexity low-floor streetcars are operated primarily on routes 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina. They were sometimes used on 511 Bathurst line in the summer of 2015 during special events at Exhibition Place such as the 2015 Pan American Games and the Canadian National Exhibition. They will be put in service on all 11 streetcar routes by 2019 (as more arrive), replacing the fleet of Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV) and the double-module Articulated Light Rail Vehicle (ALRV) streetcars, which have been in revenue service since the 1970s and 1980s, respectively. The Flexity vehicles are low-floor and are just over 30 metres long. Each vehicle operates using a Proof-of-payment (POP) system and Presto Card machines. They have four sliding doors (opened either by the operator or when a passenger taps the button) which allow all-door entry/exit. They have automated audible and visual on-board next stop and external pre-boarding announcements, large windows, air conditioning systems, 64 fixed face-to-face seats, six flip-down seats, and interior bike racks.〔 〕 ==History== With the TTC's streetcar fleet nearing the end of its service life, the commission began looking for a manufacturer to build new streetcars. In mid-2009, the TTC announced that it had chosen the Bombardier Flexity Outlook to replace the existing CLRV and ALRV fleet on its streetcar network, most of which serves Toronto's downtown core. On June 26, 2009, the Toronto City Council approved funding for 204 new vehicles and signed the contract with Bombardier. A mockup of the new streetcar was put on display at the Bathurst Hillcrest Complex for tours in November 2011. (The mockup had had three sections instead of five.) The first operating vehicle arrived in September 2012. It was unveiled to the public and media two months later in November 2012.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Beginning in 2013, the new streetcars were tested on several routes, and the first two entered revenue service on August 31, 2014 on the 510 Spadina route.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flexity Outlook (Toronto streetcar)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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